Originally Posted by HotHotHeat

Here's the thing. You could get a bunch of old lawnmowers together and build a wicked-ass go cart. It would cost you next to nothing because, well, old lawnmowers are cheap. Said go cart would do fine in a race against a nice looking, smooth running go cart with an equal amount of horsepower.
So you see, just because a machine is cheaper and does the same thing, doesn't mean it's comparable to a machine of equal capability, generally speaking.

Similarly, if you were to go and buy your girlfriend a 3 carat diamond ring from the local pawn shop, while I went to get mine a 3 carat diamond ring from Tifffany's, there would be a considerable price difference...Yet it's the same thing... Further, one would get you engaged, while the other had better come with a full return policy.

More often than not in a marketplace, a product with a higher price point is going to be more pleasing and pleasurable than a cheaper product with similar capabilities.

Buying a Mac isn't about penny squeezing, it's about purchasing a well thought out, well designed, and well built product.

The point is that buying a product of similar quality costs just as much to do if you go the Windows route.